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24 January 2002
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To Our Children's Children's Children
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The Moody Blues
Threshold (Decca), 1969
Vinyl stereo: Threshold THS 1
CD: Threshold 844 770-2
At the release of this album, The Moody Blues comprised: Justin Hayward,
John Lodge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas & Graeme Edge. |
Album Contents
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Graeme Edge |
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John Lodge |
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Ray Thomas |
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John Lodge |
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Justin Hayward |
Beyond
[instrumental]
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Graeme Edge |
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Mike Pinder, John Lodge |
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Justin Hayward |
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Ray Thomas |
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John Lodge. Released as a single in the UK |
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Mike Pinder |
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Justin Hayward |
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Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas. Released as a single in the UK |
Higher And Higher
Blasting, billowing, bursting forth
With the power of ten billion butterfly sneezes,
Man with his flaming pyre
Has conquered the wayward breezes,
Climbing to tranquility far above the cloud,
Conceiving the heaven clear of misty shroud.
Higher and higher,
Now we've learned to play with fire,
We go higher
And higher
And higher.
Vast vision must improve our sight,
And perhaps at last we'll see
An end to our home's endless blight
And the beginning of the free.
Climb to tranquility, finding its real worth,
Conceiving the heavens flourishing on Earth.
Higher and higher,
Now we've learned to play with fire,
We go higher
And higher
And higher.
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Eyes Of A Child, Part 1
Listen, hear the sound,
The child awakes.
Wonder all around,
The child awakes.
Now, in his life,
He never must be lost;
No thoughts must deceive him,
In life he must trust.
With the eyes of a child
You must come out and see
That your world's spinning round
And through life you will be
A small part of a hope of a love that exists
In the eyes of a child you will see.
Earth falls far away,
New life awaits.
Time it has no day,
New life awaits.
Here is your dream
And now how does it feel?
No words will go with you,
And now what is real?
With the eyes of a child
You must come out and see
That your world's spinning round
And through life you will be
A small part of a hope of a love that exists
In the eyes of a child you will see.
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Floating
Floating free as a bird,
Sixty foot leaps, it's so absurd,
From up here you should see the view,
Such a lot of space for me and you.
Oh, you'll like it,
Gliding around, get your feet off the ground.
Oh, you'll like it,
Do as you please with so much ease.
Now I know how it feels
To have wings on my heels,
To take a stroll among the stars,
Get a close look at planet Mars.
Oh, you'll like it,
Gliding around, get your feet off the ground.
Oh, you'll like it,
Do as you please with so much ease.
Bouncing about on the Moon,
Guess you'll all be up here soon.
The candy stores will be brand new
And you'll buy rock with “The Moon” right through.
Oh, you'll like it,
Gliding around, get your feet off the ground.
Oh, you'll like it,
Do as you please with so much ease.
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Eyes Of A Child, Part 2
I'm gonna sit and watch the web
That you will build this day.
Will it be a thread of love you weave?
It's yours to show the way.
Then everything will be as you'll see
In the light.
With the eyes of a child
You must come out and see
That your world's spinning round
And through life you will be
A small part of a hope of a love that exists
In the eyes of a child you will see.
With the eyes of a child
You must come out and see
That your world's spinning round
And through life you will be
A small part of a hope of a love that exists
In the eyes of a child you will see.
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I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred
I never thought I'd live to be a hundred,
I never thought I'd get to do the things
That all those other sons do, and they do.
I never thought I'd ever have my freedom,
An age ago my maker was refusing me
The pleasure of the view.
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Out And In
Gazing past the planets,
Looking for total view,
I've been laying here hours.
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in.
Wonders of a lifetime,
Right there before your eyes.
Searching with this life of ours,
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in,
Out and in.
If you think it's a joke,
That's alright, do what
You want to do.
I've said my piece
And I'll leave it all
Up to you.
Wonders of a lifetime,
Right there before your eyes.
Searching with this life of ours,
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in,
Out and in.
If you think it's a joke,
That's alright, do what
You want to do.
I've said my piece
And I'll leave it all
Up to you.
Gazing past the planets,
Looking for total view,
I've been laying here hours.
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in.
Out and in.
Out and in.
[etc]
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Gypsy
A gypsy of a strange and distant time
Travelling in panic, all direction blind,
Aching for the warmth of a burning sun,
Freezing in the emptiness of where he'd come from.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,
Left without a hope of coming home.
Speeding through a shadow of a million years
Darkness is the only sound to reach his ears,
Frightening him with visions of eternity,
Screaming for a future that could never be.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,
Left without a hope of coming home.
Left without a hope of coming home.
Left without a hope of coming home.
[etc]
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Eternity Road
Hark, listen, here he comes.
Hark, listen, here he comes.
Turning, spinning, catherine-wheeling
Forever changing, there's no beginning,
Speeding through a charcoal sky.
Observe the truth, we cannot lie.
Travelling eternity road,
What will you find there?
Carrying your heavy load,
Searching to find a peace of mind.
You'll see us all around.
You'll see us all around.
Turning, spinning, catherine-wheeling
Forever changing, there's no beginning,
You're so very far from home,
And so very much alone.
Travelling eternity road,
What will you find there?
Carrying your heavy load,
Searching to find a peace of mind.
Travelling eternity road,
What will you find there?
Carrying your heavy load,
Searching to find a peace of mind.
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Candle Of Life
Something you can't hide
Says you're lonely,
Hidden deep inside
Of you only.
It's there for you to see,
Take a look and be:
Burn slowly the candle of life.
Something there outside
Says we're only
In the hands of time,
Falling slowly.
It's there for us to know
With love that we can go:
Burn slowly the candle of life.
So love everybody
And make them your friends.
So love everybody
And make them your friends.
Something you can't hide
Says you're lonely,
Hidden deep inside
Of you only.
It's there for you to see,
Take a look and be:
Burn slowly the candle of life.
Something there outside
Says we're only
In the hands of time,
Falling slowly.
It's there for us to know
With love that we can go:
Burn slowly the candle of life.
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Sun Is Still Shining
Sun is still shining,
Look at the view.
Moon is still dining
With me and you.
Now that we're out here
Open your heart
To the universe
Of which we're a part.
Everything's turning,
Turning around.
See with your mind,
Leave your body behind.
Now that we're out here
Open your heart
To the universe
Of which we're a part.
But, if you want to play,
Stay right back on Earth
Waiting for rebirth.
Sun is still shining,
Look at the view.
Moon is still dining
With me and you.
Now that we're out here
Open your heart
To the universe
Of which we're a part.
But, if you want to play,
Stay right back on Earth
Waiting for rebirth.
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I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million
I never thought I'd get to be a million,
I never thought I'd get to be the thing
All His other children see. Look at me.
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Watching And Waiting
Watching and waiting
For a friend to play with.
Why have I been alone so long?
Mole he is burrowing
His way to the sunlight,
He knows there's someone there so strong.
'Cos here there's lots of room for doing
The things you've always been denied.
So look and gather all you want to,
There's no one here to stop you trying.
Soon you will see me
'Cos I'll be all around you
But where I come from I can't tell.
Don't be alarmed
By my fields and my forests
They're here for only you to share.
'Cos here there's lots of room for doing
The things you've always been denied.
So look and gather all you want to,
There's no one here to stop you trying.
Watching and waiting
For someone to understand me.
I hope it won't be very long.
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